Agricultural sector banker unhitches his harness

Hotelier’s campaign saves seven rural jobs

Scottish Government makes rates rise U-turn as hospitality sector squeals

Saddell sheep farmer’s plea to avert ‘worrying’ by dogs

AS THE lambing season gathers pace, there are fresh warnings

Drugs warning

A TEENAGER found with a small quantity of cannabis was

Tyres punctured

A SILVER Vauxhall Insignia was damaged by having three tyres

Careless driving

A 49-YEAR-OLD man was charged with careless driving and a

Threatened care home may be given one year’s reprieve

AUCHINLEE patients may be able to sleep more easily after

Rotary club auction action

MONEY raised from the Rotary Club’s Sale of the Century

Proposed plans for police offices

THE BLUE line is about to become thinner in Kintyre

Carers certified as nursing assistants

A PAIR of care home staff were over the moon

Parkinson’s specialists lined up for information event

HEALTH and community care professionals will attend a Parkinson’s UK

Wee Toon outfitters man was made to measure

A MEN’S clothing shop chief will shut his doors on

Will council tax rise by three per cent?

A CRUCIAL budget meeting may have given the go-ahead to

Housing association grows its own talent

A GRADUATE who threw everything she had into an Argyll

Charity kick-starts year of fundraising

THE KINTYRE Club is hosting an evening of entertainment to

Wee Toon worker is undercover BBC prison reporter

A FORMER wind farm maintenance man’s latest job as an

All hands on deck at Campbeltown RNLI shop

CAMPBELTOWN lifeboat shop is busy preparing to be ship shape

Former surgeon follows family line into lifeboats

A RETIRED maxillofacial specialist born in Campbeltown, with salt in

Sports award for school

ALL AT Clachan primary school are jumping for joy after

Annual quiz night

IT WAS a full house at Tayinloan SWI’s annual quiz

New lectern for Kintyre church

A NEW floor-standing lectern was presented to a Kintyre parish,

Customers seeking Portavadie luxury boost CalMac’s ferry figures

DAY-TRIPPERS with a taste for the finer things in life

200th meeting of benevolent club

A CONSIDERATE Kintyre group dedicated to helping the elderly has

Health and social care views sought

THE ARGYLL and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership Integrated

Get out of the house at Campbeltown Men’s Shed

A MEN’S SHED will soon see the Wee Toon’s menfolk

Thought for the Week

I have never seen anything quite like it, as it

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO FRIDAY FEBRUARY 28, 1992

A CAMPBELTOWN man suffering from smoke inhalation was dragged from

FIFTY YEARS AGO THURSDAY MARCH 2, 1967

THE CLOSURE of Argyll Colliery was inevitable, said the Secretary

ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO SATURDAY FEBRUARY 24, 1917

Accident on steamer Davaar HARRY MCKENZIE, a fireman on the

Kintyre Crafters’ cash contribution

A GROUP of crafty Kintyrians has given generously to a

How to run a half marathon in 12 weeks

RUNNERS in Kintyre’s premier event have just three months left

A beginners 10K training schedule

WITH ANY level of fitness anyone should comfortably be able

Scottish AFL results and fixtures

LAST Saturday’s results: Premier Division – Inverclyde v Oban Saints,

Care hits the headlines again

AUCHINLEE may have a stay of execution but it is

Selfless surgeon

CAMPBELTOWN is famed for its volunteers and this week the

opinion

Shortly after the UK leave vote in the referendum Margaret

Kintyre players on the board at Scottish Open darts

CHARLES Robertson and Jamie McGougan battled into the final 64

Comedy capers set for Victoria Hall tonight

After many years at the grammar school, the Kintyre District

PLANNING YOUR RETIREMENT

PROVIDES a focus for the community and is an essential

Jobs Fair 2017

Michael Russell MSP, in conjunction with Brendan O’Hara MP and

KERR

Suddenly at home, Four Winds, Fort Argyll, Campbeltown, on February

MCPHEE

Peacefully, at the Campbeltown Hospital, on February 19, 2017, Mary

MOORE

At Campbeltown Hospital, on Thursday, February 16, 2017, Isabella Moore

BROWN

In loving memory of Janet Nicolson MacLean, died February 28,

MACKINLAY

In loving memory of Alex (Snr), loving partner of Nan,

MACTAVISH

In loving memory of our father, Douglas, who died February

MORRANS

Argyll bowling club’s open pairs and charity triples

A BOWLER rolled with the best when she was part

Athlete wins first ever race to the tape

A SURPRISING winner was crowned after Campbeltown Running Club (CRC)’s

‘Dale’s set pieces sort a struggling Helensburgh

CARRADALE produced a fine five-goal winner and their first back-to-back

Jennifer is a jackpot winner

THE JACKPOT of £900 in Machrihanish Golf Club’s three number

Championship wrestling date

THE THUD of bodies on canvas will be heard when